Margarita Pie Recipe

1 1/2 cups pretzels, finely crushed
1 1/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 lime, zested (outer green part grated off)
1/2 cup lime juice, freshly squeezed
One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
2 Tbsp gold tequila
2 Tbsp Triple sec
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
2 drops green food coloring (optional)
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
12 pretzels
12 mint leaves

In a medium bowl place the crushed pretzels, sugar, and melted butter. Mix the ingredients together well and press them into a 9-inch buttered pie pan. Chill the crust in the refrigerator for 1 hour. In another medium bowl place the lime zest, lime juice, sweetened condensed milk, tequila, and triple sec. Mix the ingredients together. Fold in the 1 cup of heavy cream, whipped, and the green food coloring. Pour the mixture into the pie crust. Freeze the pie for 4 hours. Decorate the pie with the 1/2 cup of whipped cream, pretzels, and mint leaves.
Yield: 8 servings